2016 Wurzburg train attack

The 2016 Wurzburg train attack was an Islamic State-inspired axe attack that occurred on 18 July 2016 in Wurzburg, Germany. A seventeen-year-old Afghan refugee wounded five people on a train in Wurzburg before he was shot dead by police.

History
At 9:00 PM, a young Afghan refugee used an axe and knife to attack passengers on a train heading from Treuchtlingen to Wurzburg in Germany, shouting "Allahu akbar" during the attack. The attacker wounded five people, and fourteen people were treated for shock while witnessing the terror attack. Eventually, the policeman shot the boy dead, putting an end to the attack before anyone could be killed. The attack was probably caused by the Islamic State's previous threats against Germany, having issued a threat to attack the country in the aftermath of the 14 July 2016 Nice attack.